WWE officially announces the return of live events
WWE will be returning to the road for live events. In an announcement on Friday morning, the company announced it would return to live events with fans via a 25-show tour starting on July 16 […]
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Update on location for WWE Summerslam 2021 PPV event
A new report from Sports Illustrated indicates that this year’s Summerslam event will be held in Nevada. With the return of fans to WWE events reportedly set for the summer, this location more than makes […]
FREE PODCAST 5/20 – PWTorch Dailycast – Best of PWTorch Livecast: (5-14-16) Memphis Wrestling memories with longtime wrestling exec, manager, promoter Randy Hales with live callers (103 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: This week’s “Best of PWTorch Livecast” jumps back five years to the May 14, 2016 episode with host PWTorch contributor Jim Valley returning to the “Saturday Morning Wrestling” Livecast with special guest Randy […]
VIP AUDIO 5/20 – WKH – The News: Velveteen released, NXT and AEW viewership and ratings, how AEW can differentiate Friday’s Rampage series, Ospreay IWGP Title news, more (16 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a look at the latest news including Will Ospreay relinquishing his IWGP Hvt. Title due to injury, Velveteen Dream being […]
FREE PODCAST 5/20 – WKPWP Thursday Flagship: Keller & Martin talk Velveteen Dream cut, New Jack’s career, Will Ospreay, Dynamite’s move to TBS in 2022, reviews of AEW, NXT, Raw, SD (149 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin. They begin by discussing some key headlines including Will Ospreay being […]
VIP AUDIO 5/20 – The Fix w/Todd Martin & Wade Keller: New Jack’s career, Will Ospreay, Velveteen Dream, Dynamite’s move to TBS in 2022, reviews of AEW, NXT, Raw, SD, UFC (138 min)
PROGRAMMING NOTE: The Fix Mailbag is scheduled to be recorded and posted this weekend, a couple days later than usual. SHOW SUMMARY: In this week’s episode of The Fix with PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin […]
Velveteen Dream released from WWE (w/ Heydorn’s Analysis)
PWInsider is reporting that WWE released the Velveteen Dream on Thursday afternoon. No other details were revealed, but Dream is no longer with the company. Velveteen Dream last wrestled for NXT on December 23 and […]
5/17 WWE RAW TALK REPORT: Kofi Kingston talks beating Lashley in the main event, Garza discusses roses and his future, more
RAW TALK REPORT MAY 20, 2021 AIRED ON PEACOCK (VIA WWE NETWORK) REVIEW BY NICK MORGAN, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Hosts: Kayla Braxton and R-Truth This week’s guests: New Day, Angel Garza, Tamina & Natalya – Okay, […]
5/20 IMPACT WRESTLING TV REPORT: Omega and Moose hype upcoming match, Impact World Tag Team Championship on the line, more
IMPACT WRESTLING TV REPORT MAY 20, 2021 (RECORDED) NASHVILLE, TENN. AT SKYWAY STUDIOS AIRED ON AXS TV REPORT BY DARRIN LILLY, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Commentators: Matt Striker, D-Lo Brown -Framed photos and a graphic were shown […]
VIP AUDIO 5/20 – The New Japan Pride Podcast w/Javier Machado: IWGP World Heavyweight Championship vacated, NJPW’s next live event, and Strong (20 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: On this episode of the New Japan Pride Podcast, Javier Machado covers NJPW’s Strong including analysis of a well-structured eight-man match and Will Ospreay vacating his title. Also, who is on the card […]
VIP AUDIO 5/20 – WWE Then and Now w/Frank Peteani: Bruce Hazelwood cohosts to talk Backlash 2006 and recent happenings. RVD vs. Shelton, Michaels & God vs. McMahons, Cena vs. Triple H vs. Edge, more (116 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: “Doc” Bruce Hazelwood, author of the “Raw Alt Perspective” report, returns to WWE Then and Now to discuss Backlash from 2006, as well as current events. The card featured Carlito vs. Chris Masters, […]
THIS WEEK IN IMPACT WRESTLING 5/20: Preview, analysis, and updates on all things Impact Wrestling coming out of Under Siege
Impact Wrestler of the Week: Deonna Purrazzo At Under Siege, Deonna turned back the challenge of Havok to continue her dominant reign as Impact Knockouts champion. Many fans consider Impact to have the strongest women’s […]
VIP AUDIO 5/20 – Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise: Greatest Wrestler Ever – The Wrap-Up, Final Stage. Alan, Case, and Mike run through remainder of consensus list and discuss how it compares to their ballots (161 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In our latest episode of Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise, PWTorch columnist Alan4L is joined by his Greatest Wrestler Ever co-conspirators Case Lowe and Mike Spears for the final stage of our GWE results rundown. […]
NXT HITS & MISSES 5/18: Stark stunted, Wolfe written out, rumors of Sarray’s existence greatly exaggerated, more
•Zoey Stark vs. Toni Storm It continues to be hilarious how NXT is pretending the TakeOver pre-show match between these rivals is a thing most people actually saw. Since it isn’t, but it’s still been […]
VIP AUDIO 5/19 – East Coast Cast VIP Aftershow (NSFW): Trav and Rich talk Backlash, Lashley’s thicc ladies, NXT including Gargano-Reed cage match, Dynamite, more (134 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: Rich and Trav are back for VIP talking Backlash. Bobby Lashley’s thicc ladies. Who will challenge Lashley throughout the summer? NXT talk including a really quality cage match main event between Johnny Gargano […]
VIP AUDIO 5/19 – East Coast Cast #552 (NSFW): Trav and Cam discuss Dynamite moving from TNT to TBS, Ogogo’s breakout promo, Backlash fallout, New Jack, more (121 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: This week on the show, the guys discuss AEW’s flagship show Dynamite moving from TNT to TBS in 2022, and getting another hour on Friday and four TV specials. Anthony Ogogo cutting a […]
Fox reportedly nudging WWE to bring live crowds back
Wrestlevotes is reporting that Fox has privately been pushing WWE to bring regular live crowds back to their events. According to the report, the television network has been requesting regular updates on timing for a […]
Will Ospreay injured, IWGP World Heavyweight Championship vacated
Will Ospreay sustained a neck injury, and the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship has been vacated as a result. New Japan Pro Wrestling released a statement on their website and Twitter account this morning. Will Ospreay […]
VIP AUDIO 5/19 – WKH – AEW Dynamite Review: Young Bucks vs. Varsity Blondes, Double or Nothing hype, Inner Circle and Pinnacle back-and-forth in separate segments, Mox & Kingston vs. The Acclaimed, Miro talks (32 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller provides a full rundown and analysis of AEW Dynamite including The Young Bucks vs. Varsity Blondes, Double or Nothing hype, Inner […]
FREE PODCAST 5/19 – Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-Show – AEW Dynamite w/Heydorn & Sage: Inner Circle accepts Pinnacle’s challenge for Stadium Stampede at Double or Nothing, Varsity Blonds vs. Young Bucks, Miro’s first Dynamite as TNT Champion, more (152 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch assistant editor Zack Heydorn guest hosts for Wade Keller and is joined by Tyler Sage from the PWTorch VIP podcast “Podcast of Honor” to discuss AEW Dynamite with listener calls and emails. […]
FREE PODCAST 5/19 – PWTorch Dailycast – All Elite Aftershow: McMahon and Soucek discuss AEW’s move to TBS, addition of Rampage, Dynamite, WWE zombies, more (93 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: Mike and Andrew begin this week’s show talking about AEW’s move to TBS beginning next year. They also discuss the new addition of Rampage, a third-hour show which will debut in August. From […]
VIP AUDIO 5/19 – RETRO RADIO – Pro Wrestling Spotlight (10/13/1991): Heyman suspended, Wade Keller joins Arezzi to digest news, Eddie Gilbert interview, callers (98 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: This is the October 13, 1991 episode of New York’s Pro Wrestling Spotlight Radio Show (#131) hosted by John Arezzi featuring analysis of the news of the week with PWTorch Newsletter editor Wade […]
5/19 AEW DYNAMITE TV RESULTS: Sage’s “alt perspective” report on The Young Bucks vs. The Varsity Blondes, Jon Moxley & Eddie Kingston vs. The Acclaimed, Anthony Ogogo in action, More.
AEW DYNAMITE TV REPORT MAY 19, 2021 JACKSONVILLE, FLA. AT DAILY’S PLACE AIRED ON TNT REPORT BY TYLER SAGE, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Jim Ross, Tony Schiavone, Excalibur Tonight after the show, join Zack Heydorn & […]
VIP AUDIO 5/19 – Podcast of Honor w/Ryan Sullivan & Tyler Sage: Rok-C talks about her journey in the wrestling business, her goals, and more, plus Ryan and Tyler talk news of the week (77 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: This week, Ryan is back! He and Tyler talk about the exciting news that the next ROH PPV will have live fans. They also discuss this week’s ROH news and episode of TV. […]